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Sport Coaching and Development

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 28/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

This course will challenge your perceptions, ideas and understanding of sport coaching and development. You’ll journey into the world of sport, exploring the key theories around the subject and developing the practical skills to put them into action.

Our sport coaching and development programme has been designed to build your knowledge in a broad range of areas, from coaching practice and techniques, to sport history, sociology and sport development.

Study at Manchester Met and you’ll be supported throughout your degree by an experienced team of academics, with access to subject experts and practitioners who work within the coaching and sport development sectors. You’ll learn in world-class facilities, including Platt Lane Sports Complex and our £26m Institute of Sport building.

With our extensive network of national and regional sports organisations, you will also have the opportunity to learn in an applied setting through securing work placements within and outside the UK, helping to lay the foundations for your future career.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

  • Top 5 in UK sports science courses for graduate-level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation (Guardian 2024 University League Table).

Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport harnesses our expertise across the world of sport from our £26m state-of-the-art building in the heart of Manchester.

  • We have heavily invested in our existing sites at Platt Lane Sports Complex and Sugden Sports Centre.

  • This course is shaped by our research activities, ensuring that what you learn is informed and inspired by the latest developments in the field.

  • Take advantage of the opportunity to gain nationally recognised coaching qualifications.

  • You can opt to spend your third year getting a taste of professional life in a sport or health-related organisation with the four-year placement route.

  • Strong partnership with Manchester City Football Club’s City in the Community Foundation and Greater Sport, which runs projects for young people around sport, health, skills and enterprise.

  • We have close connections with a range of National Governing Bodies and sporting organisations (eg The Football Association), ensuring that our degree programme is informed by, and directly relevant to, industry.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 28/09/2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
C621
Institution code:
M40
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Manchester Metropolitan University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
C621
Institution code:
M40
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points

A level

Grades BBC or equivalent

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM

Access to HE Diploma

Pass overall with a minimum of 106 UCAS tariff points

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 26 points

to include HL 4 or SL 5 in English and Mathematics.

T Level - M

GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English Language or Pass in Level 2 Functional Skills English

and

GCSE grade C/4 or above in Mathematics or Pass in Level 2 Functional Skills Mathematics.

Additional entry requirements

Other
A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate is required for all students. This will be completed through the University prior to enrolment.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At Manchester Met, our mission is to recruit ambitious students from all backgrounds and to inspire and support them to achieve their potential. Where applicants with WP flags receive an offer but don’t quite meet conditions, we may be able to look again at these applications. Where we are unable to offer a place on a chosen course, we may seek to make an alternative offer. For further information please click the link below.

Learn more on the Manchester Metropolitan University website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 4 other sport and exercise sciences courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For Manchester Metropolitan University, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
BCC Most common
  1. AAB
  2. Highest grades
  3. CDD
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

94% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Student Outcomes

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66 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

90 Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/bsc-sport-coaching-and-development/september-2026#fees

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